solitary nature

Tendency toward seclusion

A solitary nature is a temperamental preference for being alone.

Someone with a solitary nature isn't necessarily antisocial or unfriendly—they simply find extended time with others draining rather than energizing: His solitary nature made office life exhausting.

The phrase often appears in character descriptions and personality assessments.

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social orientation

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Love of being social

sociability · extroversion · conviviality · companionability · affability

living arrangement/lifestyle pattern

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Shared domestic arrangement

communalism · tribal lifestyle · cohabitation · family life

group behavior

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Tendency to follow crowds

pack mentality · communal living · collectivism · social behavior · tribalism

Family

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